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November 30, 2016 5:11 PM

Sarpanches should help usher in cashless village economy: Centre

Centre has urged the Sarpanches to usher in a cashless village economy by ensuring maximum participation of the common man. <br/><br/>Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said this while addressing about one thousand Sarpanches and Gram Panchayat Secretaries...

November 30, 2016 4:57 PM

I&B Minister urges officials to move to digital transactions

Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu today urged officers of his Ministry to move to cashless and digital transactions. He said cashless transactions would prevent delays and end the menace of corruption and black money. <br/><br/>The Minister said this while addressing M...

November 30, 2016 4:57 PM

ED conducts searches to check black money with hawala operators

Enforcement Directorate has carried out searches at over 40 locations across the country to check black money parked with hawala operators and other unscrupulous elements.<br/><br/>The searches were conducted at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and other places. This comes in the backdr...

November 30, 2016 4:50 PM

3 Army officers killed as Cheetah helicopter crashes in West Bengal

Three army officers were killed and a junior commissioned officer was critically injured on Wednesday when a Cheetah helicopter crashed at Sukna Military Camp in West Bengal. <br/><br/>Army officials said the chopper crashed around 11.45 AM when it was returning to the camp&apos;s helipa...

November 30, 2016 4:50 PM

Chinese professor to be honoured ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award

President Pranab Mukherjee will present the second Indian Council for Cultural Relations &apos;Distinguished Indologist&apos; Award to Prof. Yu Long Yu of China at Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow. <br/><br/>An official release said, the award has been instituted by ICCR to recognize eminent ...

November 30, 2016 4:39 PM

Samba attack: Terrorists used tunnel to infiltrate into India, says BSF

The Border Security Force today said that it found a cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba, which was probably used by three terrorists to infiltrate into India. <br/><br/>Addressing media in New Delhi Director General of BSF K K Sharma said, the tunnel is approxima...

November 30, 2016 4:18 PM

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar arrives in Dhaka on two day visit

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, accompanied with a 11-member delegation including Vice-Chiefs of the Army, Air Force and the Deputy Chief of the Navy, arrived in Dhaka today on a two-day visit, becoming the first Indian Defence Minister to visit the Bangladesh.<br/><br/>Parrikar was r...

November 30, 2016 4:17 PM

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Dhaka for 2-day visit

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, accompanied with a 11-member delegation including Vice-Chiefs of the Army, Air Force and the Deputy Chief of the Navy, arrived in Dhaka today on a two-day visit, becoming the first Indian Defence Minister to visit the Bangladesh.<br/><br/>Parrikar was r...

November 30, 2016 4:16 PM

Fog disrupts air, rail services in National Capital due to poor visibility

Delhi witnessed season's first fog today, which engulfed the national capital delaying many flights because of poor visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport where low visibility procedures were implemented. <br/><br/>Five of the flights had to be diverted. The visibilit...

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